Posts in Biography
Reformation Women | Rebecca Vandoodewaard

‘Reformation Women’ opens with this statement, “Women are an essential element in church history. Just as Sarah, Deborah, Esther, and the New Testament Marys helped shape Bible history, so the women of the Reformed church have helped to make its history great.”

“What a great encouragement this book was to me! It challenged me to think about what it looks like to live out my Christian faith as a woman.”

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Christmas gift for the History lover: Anne Bradstreet by Faith Cook

I’m a sucker for a biography. I love how they transport you to another time and place, but a real time and place. I’m also a sucker for any movie that begins with the caption: ‘based on a true story’. Somehow the events grab my heart so much more tightly – even if they are ‘based on a true story’ (about as much as my attempts at butter chicken are ‘based’ on authentic Indian cuisine). Anyway, enough about movies. Let's talk books, in particular this month’s book – Anne Bradstreet: Pilgrim & Poet’ by Faith Cook.

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